About the product:

🪨 Type/ Name: Fossilized sea urchin also called 'fossil echinoid'

🌍 ⛏️ Origin: Mauritania

📐 Dimensions: 29 millimeters in diameter x 5 in height

⚖️ Weight in grams : approximately 3 grams

✨ Finish: natural raw

🔬 Treatment: None

🎁 Comes with a Gem and Zen certificate, ideal for giving as a gift or treating yourself!

✦ Uses:

Jewelry: Bracelet, necklace, pendant...

Ornamentation : Decorations, collectibles.

Scientific / Educational : For study.

📋 Mineralogical sheet:

Appearance	Fossil Sea Urchin from Mauritania

Category

Fossil / Marine Echinoderm

Geological age

Cretaceous (~145 – 66 million years ago)

Chemical composition

Mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), sometimes mineralized by calcite or silica

Crystal system

Rhombohedral (calcite)

Hardness (Mohs)

3 – 4

Density

2.6 – 2.9

Color

Beige, brown, gray, sometimes black depending on the mineralization

Glow	Matte to satin

Transparency

Opaque

Special feature

Typical marine Cretaceous fossil, often pentamerous, with well-preserved plates and tubercles

Main deposits

Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco

Discovery / History

Evidence of ancient marine life in West Africa; prized by collectors and museums

Use	Collection, decoration, lithotherapy, scientific study

Virtues (lithotherapy)

Grounding, protection, harmony, calming of emotions; promotes stability and connection to ancient history

Associated Chakras

Root (anchoring), Solar Plexus (stability and inner strength)

Astrological signs

Capricorn, Pisces, Cancer

Purification

Distilled water, gentle fumigation (sage, incense)

Recharging

Moonlight, quartz clusters

Short story

The fossil sea urchin from Mauritania is a testimony to Cretaceous marine life , a symbol of protection, stability and memory of ancient oceans .